The State Employment Security Department released county unemployment data for the month of January Wednesday.
Chelan County had the lowest rate in North Central Washington at 6.9% which was the same as December.
Douglas County saw a slight increase to 7
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Unemployment rates in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Counties dropped in March when compared to February though it only counts Washingtonians with jobs as of the week of March 12th, and the numbers don't reflect furloughs or layoffs that came later in the month
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